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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



PY R ET H R U ^—Contviiied. PER PKT. 

 6456 Roseum Flore Pleuo. A showy hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial plant, double flowers, beautiful 

 colors, niixe<l ; 14 feet ^ 20 



Poppy — D^nebkui.. 



POPPY — '^'^"''"'«^<^- PER PKT. 



6372 Danebros;. A very desirable and showy novelty, 

 producing large single flowers of a brilliant scarlet, 

 with a large silvery-white spot on each petal, thus 

 forming a white cross 10 



6382 Mikado 15 



6373 Paeony FloAvered. Large aud very double • 

 flowers; mixed colors 5 



6377 Snowdrift. Flowers pure snow-white, very 

 double, of large size and perfectly round. This is 

 the very best double white variety yet offered 10 



6374 Umbrosum, A new variety, producing flowers 

 of the richest vermilion, with a deep shining black 

 spot on each petal 10 



6381 Victoria Cross 15 



6380 Mixed. All varieties and colors. Per oz., 50 cts.. 5 

 6390 Perennial Mixed, Oriental. A hardy peren- 

 nial variety of beautiful colors ; from 2 to 3 feet... .10 

 For Opium Poppy, see Herbs. 

 6389 Collection of Poppies in imported packets, 12 

 varieties, each color separate 50 



PORTULACA. 



One of our finest hardy annual plants, of easy culture, 

 thriving best in a rather rich, light loam, or sandy soil, 

 and luxuriating in an exposed sunny situation ; the single 

 flowering varieties are large and brilliant, of the richest 

 shades of color, and produced throughout the summer in 

 great profusion ; fine for massing in beds, edgings, or vock- 

 work ; 6 inches. 

 6401 Alba Pura. Pure white 5 



Aurea Striata. Yellow, golden striped 



6403 Brilliant Scarlet 5 



6404 Gold Striped 5 



6405 New Pink 5 



6406 Orange Perfection. 5 



6400 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., •■[il.OO 5 



6410 Grandiflora Flore Pleno {Double Flowering 



Portulaca). The flowers are perfectly double, of 

 the most brilliant scarlet, crimson, white, yellow, 

 etc. Seed selected from the finest double flowers.. ..15 

 6409 Collection of Double Portulaca in imported 

 packets, 8 varieties, each color separate 60 



PYRETHRUM. 



Handsome herbaceous plants, of easy culture; valu- 

 able for margins, beds, etc. Sow from December to Aj)ril 

 in a temperature of 60 degrees; hardy perennials. 



6453 Auxenm (Golden Feather). An ornamental golden 

 yellow foliage plant, for ribbon gardening; 6 

 inches. Per oz., .$1..50 10 



6454 Aureum Laciniatum. An improved Golden 

 Feather. The foliage is deeply cut and fringed, 

 and of a rich golden-yellow color; 4 inches 10 



6455 Golden Gem. A valuable bedding plant, pro- 

 ducing large double white flowers, which continue 

 in bloom from May until killed by frost; the leaves 

 are brighter than the old Golden "Feather ; 2 feet. ..10 



6458 Hybridum. Hardy perennial, bearing large 

 Aster-shaped flowers of different colors. One of 

 the prettiest and best of the hardy plants, colors 

 range from light pink to deep red with bright 

 yellow centres; 2 feet 10 



6454 Rosoam {Dalmatian, or Persian Insect Powder 

 Plant). Flowers bright rose, of large size and 

 showy form. From the flowers of this plant the 

 Persian Insect Powder is made ; li feet 10 



Primula Fimbriata — Single Chinese Primrose. 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA. 



A charming and beautiful profuse flowering plant, 

 indispensable for winter or spring decoration in the con- 

 servatory or greenhouse. The seeds we ofter are saved 

 from the finest existing collections ; 6 inches. 



6417 Alba. Pure white 25 



6418 Rubra. A very fine red 25 



6424 Carter's Holborn Bine. A distinct and beau- 

 tiful variety, with azure-blue flowers of large size, 

 thrown well above the foliage. The flowers are of 

 good substance and elegant form, and are the first 

 break in the way of a blue Primrose 50 



6425 Fimbriata Alba Magnifica. This new, com- 

 pact variety has deeply indentated light green 

 foliage ; producing freely large trusses of pure white 

 flowers with a citron eye, measuring 24 inches 

 across, and beautifully fringed 50 



6426 Fimbriata Cristata Nana, Mixed. Of dense 

 dwarf habit and frilled or crimped-edged foliage. 

 Its charming flowers, snow-white and bright red, 

 with a pale yellow eye, are de'ntated and show a 

 tendencv to become double 50 



6440 Fern Leaved, Filicifolia, Mixed. The finest 

 colors, mixed 25 



6422 Kermesina Splendens. Large brilliant crim- 

 son, with yellow eye 50 



6421 Punctata Elegantissima. Deep velvety crim- 

 son ; edges spotted with white 50 



6427 Williams' Superb Strain, Mixed. This strain 

 of English Primula Sinensis Fimbriata is univer- 

 sally admired, and contains only the finest varieties 

 and colors: mixed 50 



6430 Mixed. All the frinired varieties 25 



6429 Collection of Primula Sin., 12 fringed varieties.$1.25 

 6439 " " " "-6 " " 75 



DOUBLE CHINESE PRIMROSE. 



PRIMULA SIN. FIM. FL. PL. 



The following double-fringed Chinese Primroses are 

 verv fine and can be highlv recommended; 6 inches. 



6428 Alba. Double white 50 



6450 Double Mixed. All colors 50 



6449 Collection of Primula Sin., 6 double flowering.$l. 25 



